Columbia city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Columbia city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.8%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+3.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.3 pp (16.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -0.5 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |